They didn't open the sealed envelope!!

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Well, since CBP refused to take our envelope we'll find out if USCIS will take it at our INFOPASS appt on Monday. Maybe we'll get a decent answer on the name misspelling also..........

You need to speak to officers at the airport, not officers behind the desk at an 800 number.

We'll find out on Monday .....

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Well, since CBP refused to take our envelope we'll find out if USCIS will take it at our INFOPASS appt on Monday. Maybe we'll get a decent answer on the name misspelling also..........

You need to speak to officers at the airport, not officers behind the desk at an 800 number.

We'll find out on Monday .....

I was implying that if you are interested in turning in the packet to the proper authorities, you need to be a bit more vigilant.

If you are satisfied with returning the packet to a clerk at Infopass, then you are on the correct path.

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Well, since CBP refused to take our envelope we'll find out if USCIS will take it at our INFOPASS appt on Monday. Maybe we'll get a decent answer on the name misspelling also..........

You need to speak to officers at the airport, not officers behind the desk at an 800 number.

We'll find out on Monday .....

I was implying that if you are interested in turning in the packet to the proper authorities, you need to be a bit more vigilant.

If you are satisfied with returning the packet to a clerk at Infopass, then you are on the correct path.

Let's see......I called the correct CBP office in downtown Los Angeles and they said "WE WON"T TAKE YOUR ENVELOPE". So I could drive to LA, try to find parking in a safe place, pay $20 for parking in a scarey place, walk a long way to the CBP office, get turned away for not having an appointment (cause they won't give appointments to turn in the envelope that they don't want), try to get through security to find someone to try and help, probably waste a lot of time and end up still holding the envelope. Or, I could drive an hour to LAX, pay for parking at the international terminal, go in to the arrival area and try to get the guard behind the secured exit from customs area (crossing the yellow line there can result in arrest because LAX is considered to be one of the highest terrorist risks in the nation) to tell me where the CBP office is. If he even tells me (highly unlikely) I will have to spend hours cruising the neighborhood around the airport in heavy traffic just to find myself unable to get access to the secured area that it is probably located in. LAX is not a small or friendly place and if I can give the envelope to the agent at my INFOPASS it will be a lot easier. I'll post our results after our appt on Monday.

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Well, since CBP refused to take our envelope we'll find out if USCIS will take it at our INFOPASS appt on Monday. Maybe we'll get a decent answer on the name misspelling also..........

You need to speak to officers at the airport, not officers behind the desk at an 800 number.

We'll find out on Monday .....

I was implying that if you are interested in turning in the packet to the proper authorities, you need to be a bit more vigilant.

If you are satisfied with returning the packet to a clerk at Infopass, then you are on the correct path.

Let's see......I called the correct CBP office in downtown Los Angeles and they said "WE WON"T TAKE YOUR ENVELOPE". So I could drive to LA, try to find parking in a safe place, pay $20 for parking in a scarey place, walk a long way to the CBP office, get turned away for not having an appointment (cause they won't give appointments to turn in the envelope that they don't want), try to get through security to find someone to try and help, probably waste a lot of time and end up still holding the envelope. Or, I could drive an hour to LAX, pay for parking at the international terminal, go in to the arrival area and try to get the guard behind the secured exit from customs area (crossing the yellow line there can result in arrest because LAX is considered to be one of the highest terrorist risks in the nation) to tell me where the CBP office is. If he even tells me (highly unlikely) I will have to spend hours cruising the neighborhood around the airport in heavy traffic just to find myself unable to get access to the secured area that it is probably located in. LAX is not a small or friendly place and if I can give the envelope to the agent at my INFOPASS it will be a lot easier. I'll post our results after our appt on Monday.

LOL.

Well you could do all that. I wouldn't.

And I didn't.

Like I said earlier, I made bunches of phone calls (I wish I could remember which call finally bore fruit) and was finally given a number directly to the CBP duty officer at the Pittsburgh Airport. We discussed the situation and made date and time arrangements with him for solving the problem. Then my husband and I drove to the airport on the appointed day, parked (and paid the fee), and again rang the number to tell the duty officer that we were in the airport. He sent two officers over from inbound to outbound to collect us and we all went over and took care of business.

They were all very accommodating, and the duty officer was the nicest guy ever.

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Results of INFOPASS appt........

Got there 45 minutes early, stood in line for 5 minutes waiting for prescreening by the head officer in charge, instead of giving us a number and making us wait 2 hours to see a clerk she took us to the window and ordered the clerk to give us the room number of CBP Deferred Inspectons Office, then she sent us there. We took the elevator to the 4th floor, sat in the CBP office for 5 minutes , were called to the window where a CBP officer asked for Yuri's passport/visa/I-94. We gave her the passport and packet. She opened the packet and compared the first page with the passport info and asked if we were ready to file our AOS. We said yes, she gave us the contents of the envelope and told us to mail the entire packet along with our AOS. I told her that I had understood that the CBP were the ones to send the packet to USCIS. She said no, the CBP was only responsible for opening the packet and making sure that the contents matched the immigrant and his passport/visa info before they issued the I-94. She said they are supposed to give the immigrant back the contents of his envelope for filing with the AOS.

Now we have the contents of the envelope and will mail them along with our AOS with a letter of explanation attached. We spent a total of 30 minutes from start to finish (including parking, walking and a potty break) and were out of there 15 minutes before our actual schedualed appointment .

So what's in the mystery envelope? All the forms and documents that I mailed to USCIS, all the forms and documents Yuri handed over at his interview along with the original and 4 copies of his medical exam and computer printouts of the journey of our packet (when it was touched and by whom).

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Results of INFOPASS appt........

Got there 45 minutes early, stood in line for 5 minutes waiting for prescreening by the head officer in charge, instead of giving us a number and making us wait 2 hours to see a clerk she took us to the window and ordered the clerk to give us the room number of CBP Deferred Inspectons Office, then she sent us there. We took the elevator to the 4th floor, sat in the CBP office for 5 minutes , were called to the window where a CBP officer asked for Yuri's passport/visa/I-94. We gave her the passport and packet. She opened the packet and compared the first page with the passport info and asked if we were ready to file our AOS. We said yes, she gave us the contents of the envelope and told us to mail the entire packet along with our AOS. I told her that I had understood that the CBP were the ones to send the packet to USCIS. She said no, the CBP was only responsible for opening the packet and making sure that the contents matched the immigrant and his passport/visa info before they issued the I-94. She said they are supposed to give the immigrant back the contents of his envelope for filing with the AOS.

Now we have the contents of the envelope and will mail them along with our AOS with a letter of explanation attached. We spent a total of 30 minutes from start to finish (including parking, walking and a potty break) and were out of there 15 minutes before our actual schedualed appointment .

So what's in the mystery envelope? All the forms and documents that I mailed to USCIS, all the forms and documents Yuri handed over at his interview along with the original and 4 copies of his medical exam and computer printouts of the journey of our packet (when it was touched and by whom).

Thanks for posting this.

It seems you got a very interesting result.

CBP Deferred inspected your packet, which is good.

But the CBP officer refused to take the packet. Kind of odd but it sounds like maybe it's not their responsibility if the inspection is deferred. I wonder though since she was incorrect in telling you that the packet is supposed to be given back to the immigrant and the immigrant is responsible for submitting to USCIS with their I485. We all know that is incorrect.

Did the CBP officer sign off on anything for you?

If so, it sounds like you got the result I believe is in your best interest - CBP putting their "stamp of approval" on your entry.

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Results of INFOPASS appt........

Got there 45 minutes early, stood in line for 5 minutes waiting for prescreening by the head officer in charge, instead of giving us a number and making us wait 2 hours to see a clerk she took us to the window and ordered the clerk to give us the room number of CBP Deferred Inspectons Office, then she sent us there. We took the elevator to the 4th floor, sat in the CBP office for 5 minutes , were called to the window where a CBP officer asked for Yuri's passport/visa/I-94. We gave her the passport and packet. She opened the packet and compared the first page with the passport info and asked if we were ready to file our AOS. We said yes, she gave us the contents of the envelope and told us to mail the entire packet along with our AOS. I told her that I had understood that the CBP were the ones to send the packet to USCIS. She said no, the CBP was only responsible for opening the packet and making sure that the contents matched the immigrant and his passport/visa info before they issued the I-94. She said they are supposed to give the immigrant back the contents of his envelope for filing with the AOS.Now we have the contents of the envelope and will mail them along with our AOS with a letter of explanation attached. We spent a total of 30 minutes from start to finish (including parking, walking and a potty break) and were out of there 15 minutes before our actual schedualed appointment .

So what's in the mystery envelope? All the forms and documents that I mailed to USCIS, all the forms and documents Yuri handed over at his interview along with the original and 4 copies of his medical exam and computer printouts of the journey of our packet (when it was touched and by whom).

Very strange indeed. Seems like yet another example of the continuous stream of misinformation coming out of the representtives of the agencies that are suppossed to be guiding us through the process. It's so tiring having to educate all of those ninnies about the process and rules they are suppossed to be the experts in..... ughh!!!

Warm Regards,

Samby

Edited March 5, 2009 by TinTin and Samby

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Good to read. I will make sure they take mine off me at LA when I get there!

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Good to read. I will make sure they take mine off me at LA when I get there!

Seems like the easiest option. Also be sure to fill out the I-94 with your name exactly as it appears in your visa. Although the CBP officer at Deferred Inspections didn't seem to care it just seems like spelling the name differently could come bake to haunt us.